WITH an Instagram feed full of bikini shots and skimpy underwear snaps, it’s hard to believe Carolina Carryon ever struggled with body confidence issues.

But for nearly a decade, the 29-year-old was plagued by insecurities about her chest size after bullies mocked her “mosquito bites” and “ironing board” figure.

To make her A-cup boobs look bigger, Carolina used a variety of “catfishing tricks” during her teen years, including wearing two bras and using make-up to create “cleavage shadows”.

Four years ago, she nearly had a boob job, but backed out after her then-boyfriend said her “body was beautiful” and urged her not to go under the knife.

Since then, Carolina has embraced her smaller chest and rarely wears a bra, which makes her feel “liberated, sexy and empowered”.

She told The Sun: “When my ex told me he loved the way I looked, it changed my whole life forever. 

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“It was the first time I had been told that having a flat chest was not something to feel ashamed of.

“For years, I had been called ‘ironing board’, ‘mosquito bites’ and was regularly compared to flat objects. 

“I was so insecure that I would never leave my house without a big bra to give the appearance of some kind of volume and later put a silicone bra inside there too.

“Later a friend taught me how to make it look like you have cleavage with make-up contouring, which gave the appearance of something that wasn’t there. 

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“I didn’t feel like I could go to parties without doing it, it was catfishing 100 per cent, but I always knew I was pretending to be somebody I wasn’t, which worsened by insecurity.” 

'Never felt like a woman'

Carolina’s body issues began when she was 13 years old and watched her friends' chest size increase while her “boobs never grew”.

Her unhappiness was worsened when a male relative called her “mosquito bites” and laughed at her while they were at a swimming pool.

Caroline, who was born in Peru, recalled: “I was feeling good about myself until he pointed and said, ‘Ha, look at those mosquito bites!’ 

“I was like, ‘What?’ because when I looked at my body I couldn’t see any bites and then he said, ‘Duh, your t**s’, it was the first time I heard that.

“I had never thought there was anything wrong with my body until that point and it made me feel very insecure.”

It was followed by fellow pupils comparing Carolina to an ironing board and telling her she looked like a boy.

Desperate to “feel like a woman”, she took to Google to search “how to grow boobs naturally” and then became obsessed with having a boob job.

Branded 'fake' for catfishing trick

From the age of 15, Carolina used sneaky tricks to make her chest appear bigger but once remembers being called out and branded "fake".

She recalled: “At one house party, a friend pointed it out and he told me, ‘You’re just full of s***’.

“I asked him what he was talking about and he said, ‘Your boobs, it’s all make-up’. All I could do was laugh it off, I knew my look was fake.

“Growing up in South America made it harder because women are expected to have an hourglass shape with big boobs, a tiny waist and a big booty.

“I never felr like a Latina woman or beautiful because people always pointed out that I was missing that part of my body.

"When I told boyfriends about my plan to get a boob job, they would say 'I think it's a good idea' and never sid anything nice about my body.”

Four years ago, while travelling in Thailand, Carolina decided she was ready to go under the knife and fork out $3,000 to turn her A-cups into D-cups.

But this time, after telling her then-boyfriend, he urged her not to have surgery – a moment that changed her life forever. 

Carolina said: “I grew up thinking I really wanted to change my body when I got the money and that I would do it no matter what.

"But then my ex told me, 'Why would you change your body?' and told me he loved my body naturally, the way I was born.

"That's when I started having second thoughts and started looking for women who were proud of their small boobs online.

"After watching videos, I decided to try to see the bright side of having a smaller chest too.

“To me, they looked amazing and I thought, ‘Why should I be ashamed of this?’ so I stopped wearing bigger bras and trying to hide my boobs.

“I started going out without bras and it felt so much better, I felt real and free.”

'I love sharing bikini photos'

With her newfound confidence, Carolina launched Perfezione Lingerie, an underwear brand for women with smaller chests, and has 23,000 Instagram followers.

Reflecting on her ex’s empowering comments, she's glad she never had surgery and now loves the way she looks.

Carolina said: “Before it never crossed my mind that I could be happy without getting a boob job but now I feel liberated, at peace and amazing. 

“Now I love to show off my body, which is why most of my photos on Instagram are bikini shots, and I like sharing the perks of having a smaller chest to empower others. 

“One of the best things is that I can work out, run, jump and do whatever I want without feeling uncomfortable because I have smaller boobs. 

“I go braless a lot, it’s nice not having people looking at my chest. I feel confident in myself rather than like a piece of meat. 

“Like everyone, I have ups and downs but it’s a journey and you can’t feel 100 per cent all of the time, you are allowed to have down days.

"Some days I look at tops and think, 'This would look better with bigger boobs' but it's just a top and I am happy with how I look. 

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“I've learned there’s nothing wrong with having a small chest, society spread negative messages but it can be unlearned.

“If you surround yourself with people who encourage you to love yourself, you will see that your boobs are a weapon of empowerment, not something to feel insecure about.”

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